Tag: film
Icons January 2023
Rakish Icon: Jeff Goldblum
Having cultivated an eclectic and playful approach to dressing, Jeff Goldblum is injecting fun into fashion and proving that age is no hindrance to great style.
Icons January 2023
Rakish Icons: Paul Newman
Paul Newman was a dazzling actor, but became more of a legend for his off-screen exploits and the photographic stills that revealed his rakish charisma.
Pleasure December 2022
The Rake Cinema: Rakish Winter Films
It’s that time of the year where we settle on our comfortable sofas, pour ourselves another drop of brandy, and indulge in the temptations of the Christmas Movie.
Icons December 2022
Man of the West
Gary Cooper did more than most to shape Hollywood’s all-American archetype. But offscreen, he was as comfortable in sharp tailoring and behind the wheel of a fabulous car as he was in the company of the beautiful and famous.
Style December 2022
Introducing Issue 85 cover star, Kumail Nanjiani
Kumail Nanjiani’s journey — from Karachi to L.A., from nerd to leading man — has been an emotional one. The star of The Big Sick talks to scott harper about vulnerability, racism, and how America is still in thrall to its “sexy, seductive” story.
Icons December 2022
A Flair for Funk
Funk music originated from an African-American medley of jazz, soul, and primarily RnB sounds that were popular in the USA in the 1960s. But few genres can be pinpointed so clearly to one artist.
Style October 2022
'I felt that my life was changing in those days, to be on a show of that scale'.
Shubham Saraf ’s annus mirabilis culminates in the release of Shantaram, the major adaptation of Gregory David Roberts’ bestselling book. Saraf ’s decision to enrol in clown school is looking wiser by the day…
Style October 2022
The Rake Style Guide: A Page From The Tenenbaums
Twenty-one years after its release, The Royal Tenenbaums wardrobe remains the purest embodiment of director Wes Anderson’s bold and monochromatic visual style and the perfect guide to your New York inspired winter wardrobe.
Pleasure October 2022
Like The Fifties Never Went Away
Welcome to Lyford Cay, a private playground in the Bahamas that has become a gilded time capsule for the moneyed elite. James Medd tries to elude security…
Style October 2022
Chris Pine, Hollywood’s man of the moment, is Issue 84's Cover Star
They said it would never happen… and, thanks to Covid, it nearly didn’t. But finally the stars aligned and The Rake caught up with Chris Pine. Hollywood’s man of the moment talked to Tom Chamberlin about the power of personality and the movie that has been on everyone’s lips this autumn…
Pleasure September 2022
Sixty Years Bond's Best Destinations
One of the most thrilling parts of each Bond instalment is just where our secret agent is spent to conduct his mission. 007 has been just about everywhere.
Icons September 2022
Sixty Years of the Bond Girl
When it comes to the Bond Girl, you must put aside any assumptions that these are damsels in distress—James Bond has often met his match at the hands of Pussy Galore, Countess Tracy, or Vesper Lynd.
